The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-31

lar favorito with every officer he
serves with, and possessed of great
influence with the Indians under his
command, whom he always enlists
personally at the San Carlos reserva-
ton. Frank is a handsome young
fellow Of about thirty, q native al
Kansas, but he came to New Mexico
when only child, and has lived on
the frontier ever since. When but
lad he was employed at the San
Carlos reservation, where he mixed
freely with the Indians and acquired
good knowledge OF the Apache
language. AS he grew older he
drifted into the service as scout and
guide, and is now one OF the most
valuable men in the government en-
ploy. The Indians like Bennett, but
they lear him. He never allows
them 10 grumble at an order, and il
they do SO no promptly knocks them
down. He has been in every Indian
fight on tho Mexican frontier in the
last six years, and il it was the
custom in Apache warfare to scalp
the enemy he would possess a rare
collection for dime museum.
I was associated With Frank 10
1893, when he was attached to the
United States military survey Of the
Mexican boundary line between I'll
Paso, Tex, aud Tia Juana, Cal,
which was commanded by Capt.
Thomas w. Symons, OF the Corps Of
Engineers. Together we rode 1900
miles over most God forsaken
desert country, and | had an ample
opportunity Of seeing how complete
his control over the Apache scouts
was. j think the man who can make
an Apache, the most lazy Indian
in creation, work, has done little
short OF a miracle, but Bennett &C.
oomplished the task. We had to
cross tho Colorado river on an old
aatboat, aud we we're short. handed
for men enough 10 drive tho boat
against the swift current Of the river.
Symons asked Bennett to try and get
tho Indians 10 work, and the latter
consented. However, he managed
it by dint Of threats and promises, aud
We all eually got across. We made
camp on the California bank, aud Ia
tho evening the Apache scouts, after
their usual custom, gathered round
tho Ere aud commenced TO sing over
the events Of the day in q kind OF
| gutterai chant. They seemed to be
highly amused aud laughed heartily
a. the chorus which wound up each
verso. My curiosity was somewhat
| exoitod, and | asked Wah. Mckee
Whs was q kind Of sergeant among
them. and who spoke little I'm
slish, what il was they we're laugh.
iug at. "0h, they sing" said he
white man heap id fool. Work
oil his lite, bimeby no die"
The chief Of scouts for the DE.
partment Of New Mexico is Al Sci
Der. sciber is another typical scout
having spent all his life on the from.
tier and being now fairly advanced
Ia years. He speaks Spanish and
| Apache. and his knowledge Of the
former tongue was OF great service
| TO Crook during his Mexican cam.
paigu. II lisa strange circumstance
but hardlya United States army Off
cor on the Mexican frontier speak
Spanish, aud they are nearly all com
PEELED 20 rely upon interpreters.
believe there Is a Spanish professor
AZ West Point, but the effects OF hi
instructions are not visible wher,
they would be OF most use. AL Sci
Dor was at ono time a packer, a civil
position In the army, from which
scouts are frequently selected.
| The position Of a United Statoi
army scout w not q bad one. III,
receives $40 q month AVID an allow
anoe for his horse. He iuruishc
his own horse or mule Crank Ben
nett ALWAYS rode mulc) aud his owl
arms, which consist Of a Winchcste
rcpOatinr rife, forty.6ve calibre, FIR
ing q sixty grain cartridge. and on
or two rcvolvers, frontier pattern
Out Of his pay he pays his moss
both IN the field and whom at q post
lie mcsses with the officers and II h,
BE- a careful fellow he can put b!
considerable money. lie can resieI
iron the service at any time and th,
department commander can relieve
him from duty when he thinks Ct
Tho Indian scouts are enlisted io
six months and are armed by th,
government with tho regulation
Springfield rife. though many o
them carry Winchester, which ar,
their own property, in preference
Thoy are seldom mounted. as NJ
Apache can make on foot about iou
miles an hour and keep Il up longc
than the best A nerican horse III
government can buy in either Mis-
souri, CT California,
Daring an Indian campaign Their
are q number Of civilians employe,
; by the government not only as scout
and guides, bu, a. mule packers an
team tiers. The amounts paid 3
packers and tcamstcrs vary from ~
10 90 q month Zach. and u seems
waste OF the public money that sol
J diers are not taught TO pack mule
and Dive teams. paying them add
tional Tor their services.
That the ambitious youth Of Ne'
York may not he led 10 inlginc ths
ther is any field for their service
: left a. far as killing Indians Is con
oerped, may mention that the gov
. crnmcnt can always got more scout
than II wants, aud no one need hop
, for employment unless he has thor
J oulh knowledge 81 the country an
every water hole in Il, can ride thir
J ty.siT hours on n stretch; can spea
9 Spanish. use the rife and revolver
20 hungry and thirsty, too. whc
!, necessary. and round up herd {
, array mules on = stampede.
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